Idrissa Touré (born 29 April 1998) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. At international level, he represented Germany at under-18 and under-19 levels.

Club career

Youth

Touré played for

Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in the locality of Westend in Berlin. History The team was founded in 1902 as ''Berliner Tennis- und Ping-Pong-Gesellschaft Borussia'' taking its name from its origins as a tennis and ta ...

before moving to

RB Leipzig RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig, and colloquially referred to as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company Red Bu ...

in 2015.

RB Leipzig II

Touré extended his contract with RB Leipzig on 16 February 2016 until 2019. He made his debut for

in a 2–1 win against

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on 13 March 2016. In October 2016, he, together with teammate

Vitaly Janelt Vitaly Janelt (born 10 May 1998) is a German professional Association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Brentford F.C., Brentford. Janelt is a product of the Hamburger SV and RB Leipzig Football academy, academie ...

, was ousted from the club's academy following an incident on a national team trip.

Schalke 04 II

In January 2017, he moved to

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where he played for the

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Werder Bremen II

In summer 2017, Touré signed with

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. In his first season with the team he made 35 appearances scoring two goals and making two assists. In May 2018 his performances earned him his first professional contract.

Juventus U23

In August 2018, Touré joined Juventus U23 on loan for the 2018–19 season.

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secured an option to sign him permanently. At the end of the season, Juventus decided to redeem the buying option and paid €1 million for the player. On 3 September 2020, he joined

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club Vitesse on loan from Juventus.

Pisa

Touré joined

club

permanently in July 2021, having agreed a contract until 2025.

International career

Touré was the captain of Germany U18 national team, playing 9 times. For the U19 team, he made 3 appearances scoring 1 goal.

Personal life

Touré was born in Berlin to

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parents and has four siblings.

Career statistics

Honours

Juventus U23 *

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: 2019–20

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* * 1998 births Living people Footballers from Berlin Men's association football midfielders German footballers Germany men's youth international footballers German people of Guinean descent RB Leipzig players RB Leipzig II players FC Schalke 04 II players SV Werder Bremen II players Juventus Next Gen players Juventus F.C. players SBV Vitesse players Pisa S.C. players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Serie C players Eredivisie players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub